Patient privacy, comfort, and well-being are paramount in healthcare facilities. Increasingly, noise management is an important piece of the equation. Architecture and design firms are rising to the occasion, incorporating acoustic elements in unexpected ways to create the calmest atmosphere possible for guests and staff alike.
Portland, Oregon–based ZGF Architects used machinery and acoustic products to aggressively block noise at the 220,000- square-foot healthcare institute, which is part of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. Aside from using a sustainable HVAC system that decouples ventilation from heating and cooling, ZGF incorporated Price Industries’ chilled beams. Each delivers air at lower velocities and eliminates drafts: an important consideration for infusion therapy patients spending long stretches of time in treatment. Though an inherently quiet system, the beams are purposely louder in select spaces, including waiting and circulation areas, to mask confidential conversations.
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